The summer vacation period is about to end in most German federal states, and in the Audi Sport TT Cup, the eight-week summer break will be over next weekend. The international junior talents will be back on track. At the Nürburgring, as part of the DTM’s supporting program, a race of the Audi one-make cup will be held on each Saturday, September 10, and Sunday, September 11.

The band begins to play again for the 16 permanent entrants in the Audi Sport TT Cup. The fifth of seven race weekends is coming up at the Nürburgring. In the Eifel, the talents aim to prove that they made good use of the summer break and meticulously prepared for their next racing commitment. The Audi one-make cup previously visited the tradition-steeped track at the end of May as part of the supporting program for the 24-hour race. Now the junior campaigners will be there as part of the DTM. “At the Nürburgring, the drivers from the Audi Sport TT Cup delivered a number of gripping races before, and I’m sure they’ll do so again this time,” says Project Leader Philipp Mondelaers.

Dennis Marschall is traveling to the Eifel as the overall leader with a seven-point advantage over rookie Sheldon van der Linde (ZA). In a total of four of his races in the Audi Sport TT Cup at the Nürburgring, the German has come in at least second place. In May, Marschall and van der Linde each triumphed in one of the two races. “The battle for the top spot is tough but always fair,” says Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing. “The remainder of the drivers’ field has always seen very close finishes in the season’s eight races as well. That’s the way we like it.”

In the guest entrants’ classification, two high-caliber contenders will be pitted against each other at the Nürburgring. Actor Tayfun Baydar (D) is known for playing the part of Tayfun Badak in the RTL television series ‘Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten’ (‘Good Times, Bad Times’) (GZSZ). The 41-year-old played this character in the RTL soap from 2008 up until the summer of 2016. Baydar will be battling Benedikt Mayr (D). The freestyle skier started out in alpine skiing as a three-year-old and in 2008 and 2010 was ‘Freeskier of the Year.’ The 27-year-old participated in the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014 and is currently tackling a new challenge. Since September 3, Mayr has been battling for victory in the RTL dance show ‘Dance, Dance, Dance.’

The race weekend at the Nürburgring will start on Friday, September 9, with free practice beginning at 15:50. On Saturday, qualifying will start at 11:30, followed by the first 30-minute race at 18:10. Round two, held for a maximum of half an hour as well, will begin on Sunday at 08:50.

Both races will be broadcast on the web by live streaming at www.audimedia.tvand via the SmartTV app ‘Audi MediaTV.’ As a result, spectators around the globe will be able to watch the Audi Sport TT Cup live via Samsung, LG, Amazon Fire and Android TV on television screens. SPORT1 will be airing coverage of the rounds on Saturday starting at 23:00 and on Sunday starting at 17:45 on Free-to-Air TV. Live coverage of race two on Sunday will be provided by Pay-per-View TV channel SPORT1+ starting at 08:45.

The specified fuel consumption and emission data have been determined according to the measurement procedures prescribed by law. Since 1st September 2017, certain new vehicles are already being type-approved according to the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), a more realistic test procedure for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Starting on September 1st 2018, the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) will be replaced by the WLTP in stages. Owing to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions measured according to the WLTP will, in many cases, be higher than those measured according to the NEDC. For further information on the differences between the WLTP and NEDC, please visit
www.audi.de/wltp.

We are currently still required by law to state the NEDC figures. In the case of new vehicles which have been type-approved according to the WLTP, the NEDC figures are derived from the WLTP data. It is possible to specify the WLTP figures voluntarily in addition until such time as this is required by law. In cases where the NEDC figures are specified as value ranges, these do not refer to a particular individual vehicle and do not constitute part of the sales offering. They are intended exclusively as a means of comparison between different vehicle types. Additional equipment and accessories (e.g. add-on parts, different tyre formats, etc.) may change the relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, and, in conjunction with weather and traffic conditions and individual driving style, may affect fuel consumption, electrical power consumption, CO2 emissions and the performance figures for the vehicle.

Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the “Guide on the fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption of new passenger car models”, which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, D-73760 Ostfildern, Germany and at
www.dat.de.